$341 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José2 stops$516
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$706
San José
San José2 stops$516
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$706

Book Cheap Des Moines to Costa Rica Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to Costa Rica

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 6:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
13h 30m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 9:55 pm
SJO
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DSM
11h 55m
2 stops
$516Southwest
Wed, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 4
Southwest Logo
3:00 pm - 6:00 am
DSM
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SJO
16h 00m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 10:05 pm
SJO
-
DSM
13h 05m
2 stops
$576Southwest
Thu, Oct 15 - Thu, Oct 22
Southwest Logo
4:30 pm - 6:00 am
DSM
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SJO
14h 30m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 11:30 pm
SJO
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DSM
13h 30m
2 stops
$586Southwest
Sat, Aug 22 - Sat, Aug 29
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 6:50 pm
DSM
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SJO
13h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 10:53 pm
SJO
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DSM
16h 48m
2 stops
$631Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jul 31 - Sat, Aug 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:37 pm - 1:15 am
DSM
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SJO
36h 38m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:07 am - 8:43 am
SJO
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DSM
24h 36m
1 stop
$649Multiple Airlines
Sun, Sep 13 - Fri, Sep 18
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 12:00 pm
DSM
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LIR
7h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:25 pm - 10:29 pm
LIR
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DSM
8h 04m
1 stop
$706Delta
Sun, Sep 13 - Fri, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
5:57 pm - 1:18 pm
DSM
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LIR
20h 21m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:18 pm - 11:13 pm
LIR
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DSM
7h 55m
1 stop
$711American Airlines
Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 15
American Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 1:15 pm
DSM
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LIR
17h 25m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 8:23 am
LIR
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DSM
18h 48m
2 stops
$722American Airlines
Tue, Jul 7 - Mon, Jul 13
United Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 9:50 am
DSM
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LIR
16h 00m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:49 am - 11:44 pm
LIR
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DSM
10h 55m
1 stop
$726United Airlines
Tue, Jul 7 - Mon, Jul 13
United Airlines Logo
5:50 am - 3:19 pm
DSM
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LIR
10h 29m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:49 am - 11:44 pm
LIR
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DSM
10h 55m
1 stop
$771United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Costa Rica flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica is February, when tickets cost $393 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and October, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $686 and $674 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$341
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 3% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to San José

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Costa Rica? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8412 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

No service flight that took 5 hrs and a stop at an unscheduled airport. Crew and pilots did their jobs

6.0 GoodAnonymous, May 2026
ATL - ECP
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No service flight that took 5 hrs and a stop at an unscheduled airport. Crew and pilots did their jobs

Clean planes and not take my comfort class seat away.

The crew were efficient. The pilots seemed professional. It was a bit chilly in our seats. The sheet provided weren’t very helpful.

Weather caused a long delay, but the efficiency and updates from the pilot were helpful. We were able to make our connection fortunately.

Planes were clean, no water or snacks on either flight.

Free & relatively fast Wi-Fi. Would've liked a wider drink selection.

I continue to be satisfied with Delta’s excellent service out of LGA. The digit id works well and gets me through security in no time. Whenever possible, I choose Delta.

Was revoked with Jet Blue due to delay from Kenya Air

The Boarding process was great. Particularly since my wife and I require assistance. The flight attendants were amazing. We travel frequently; they honestly were a cut above. 😀

Enjoyed it very much. Especially liked the free WiFi that Delta offers.

These airplanes should be illegal. The seats are two tight, it is a safety issue. Wheelchair support was ridiculously slow. We almost missed our flight.

It was a short flight so I was expecting too much

Horrifying Almost 2 million miles. Bring your own food and drink. One coffee or drink every three hours. Have to order meals on app more than 24 hours ahead Tiny and dirty bathrooms

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

I felt scammed. The priced advertised was different than what I paid. I paid the whole some online. I then got a call 20 minutes later saying I need to paid 70 more person. She said the price online is not the guaranteed price.

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

Easy of boarding, helpfully staff at check in, surprisingly comfortable seating

Check in was chaotic with only one counter for business class and first class. The luggage conveyor belt at JFK airport was broken so the flight departure was delayed which made the flight stressful as I had a tight connection. Although the captain said they could make up the delay, they didn’t do so.

Had a one hour delay due to mechanical issue. I didn’t think I’d be able to make my connecting flight, but they waited for me and greeted me when I arrived to help things run smooth.

Lost of requested seat assignments. Lost my husband's meal choice

Delayed delayed. Poor professionalism. Our seats changed and we pay for them

Was put into a seat right behind the toilet that had no entertainment possible but did have plenty of leg room over noisy part of plane.

B-class on an old plane with antiquated amenities and poor service. Landed in Rome w/o bag that didn’t make the connection (plenty of time in London). Bag will come to hotel NOT the day it lands but the following night!! Still waiting for bag…BA had nothing to offer in support and couldn’t even tell me their comp, told to submit receipts and then I’ll learn what is or isn’t covered.

Movies on my phone are great. It would be nice to have a gluten free snack option.

It was what i expected. I like the movies you can access from your phone. It would be nice if there was a gluten free snack offered. But I did bring my own snack knowing there would not be a gluten free option

The flight was peaceful, just s slight turbulence, pilots and crews were all nice and made a great job! Arrived safely in the Philippines. Thank you ya’ll!

Ontario airport boarding was very easy to park and access, is clean and TSA took 10 minutes total. Check-in was a breeze and cruise was very nice.

American Airlines II: Delay Boogaloo. Multiple gate changes, delays, boarded and then MORE delays. I hate to say this won’t matter, but posting stuff about major corporations in 2026 is a post-modern “scream into the void.” Was multiple hours late coming home, so there you go.

Awful, tons of delays, I got into Chicago multiple hours late meaning I hit the very traffic I tried so desperately to avoid. Just empty apologies from American Airlines text alerts. Trash behavior from a trash airline.

The flight attendants were very friendly, efficient, and helpful. The plane was ahead of schedule, and it all went very smoothly. Thank you.

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